Updated: Phaedra Parks' Husband, Apollo Nida, Charged With Bank Fraud And Identity Theft

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Apollo Nida, husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Phaedra Parks, has been charged with bank fraud and identity theft. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Nida surrendered to authorities after a complaint was filed by the U.S. District Attorney's Office in Atlanta on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Gerrilyn G. Bell released Nida on a pretrial bond of $25,000.

Apollo is no stranger to the legal system. In 2004, he was convicted of racketeering and was paroled in 2009 after serving 5 of his 18-year sentence.


No word on if Phaedra will serve as legal counsel in this case.

Update: The complaint procured by Atlanta Journal Constitution, details that Alexandre Herrera, a U.S. Secret Service Agent with the Counterfeit and Treasury Squad, in a written affidavit charged that:

Nida created fake companies, enabling him to access databases to find individuals to rip off. He opened fake bank accounts under those real names and funneled stolen U.S. Treasury checks and auto loan proceeds into those accounts.